India Synopsis
പട്ടണപ്രവേശം
Six months after the events of the prequel (Nadodikattu), C.I.D. officers Ramdas and Vijayan are called to Kerala to find the murderer of a police officer. The two incompetent and clueless men find themselves facing a dangerous crime syndicate that deals in drug trafficking. In addition, Anandan Nambiar, the man they put behind bars six months before, escapes from jail.
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The 1987–1989 India Window
Pattanapravesham holds position #11 of 35 India films in the 1987–1989 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 1980s India Landscape
1988 was the decade’s peak output year for India — 14 titles released, including Pattanapravesham. Bars below show how the 1980s stacked up year by year (74 total).
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 13 other India films in 1988.
The 118th India title from India we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1913).
Our India catalog contains 1,983 titles in total (1,904 films).
Audience Engagement
24 audience reviews — more than 57% of India films in our index.
Review volume (57th percentile) outruns trending popularity (9th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #315 of 1,983 India films indexed here (84th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.9 points above the India average of 6.4/10.
Among India Comedy productions specifically: #82 of 648 (top 13%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | India |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Malayalam |
| Production Companies | Central Pictures, Kokers Films |
| Runtime | 2h 19m |
| Release Date | June 16, 1988 |
| IMDb | tt0292174 |